# Tirkadand Village, Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Charama, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Tirkadand

Tirkadand is a village in Charama sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496111**. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 97 households**, the 86th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 430people (2011)
- 97households
- 82.1%literacy
- 496111PIN code

## Tirkadand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tirkadand is 496111.** Tirkadand falls in Charama sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496111
- Gram panchayatKahadgondi
- Community development blockCharama
- Census village code447453

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tirkadand from nearby towns?

- Charama (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)47 km by road
- Charama (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Tirkadand?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tirkadand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Charama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Tirkadand known for?

About 38% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tirkadand

Of every 100 households in Tirkadand in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tirkadand · ■ Charama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****96%**

**72%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Tirkadand?

■ Tirkadand · ■ Charama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**957

Working population ****64.9%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 237 (85%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Charama

- Padampur524 people
- Babu Kohaka517 people
- Damkasa451 people
- Kahadgondi434 people
- Barkachhar427 people
- Gidhali415 people
- Jambahara358 people
- Chuchrungpur356 people

[All 97 villages in Charama](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/charama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tirkadand?496111
- How far is Tirkadand from Kanker?47 km by road
- What is the population of Tirkadand?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tirkadand in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Charama sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tirkadand?82.1% (Census 2011)